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Josie Miles
Josie Miles
American singer
1
Viola McCoy
Viola McCoy
American blues singer
2
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
3
Frank Crumit
Frank Crumit
American entertainer
4
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress
5
Julia Nunes
Julia Nunes
American musician
6
Petula Clark
Petula Clark
British actress and singer
7
Connee Boswell
Connee Boswell
American musician (1907-1976)
8
Wendell Hall
Wendell Hall
American musician
9
Hazel Meyers
Hazel Meyers
American classic female blues and country blues singer
10
Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin
American musician
11
Fannie May Goosby
Fannie May Goosby
American singer
12
Inez Andrews
Inez Andrews
American singer
13
Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier
English contralto (1912–1953)
14
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo
American country singer-songwriter
15
Eileen Farrell
Eileen Farrell
singer
16
Annette Hanshaw
Annette Hanshaw
American singer
17
Ida Cox
Ida Cox
African American singer and vaudeville performer
18
Anita Kerr
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
19
Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
20
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac
Peruvian-American soprano (1922-2008)
21
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter
22
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971)
23
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
24
Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry
Canadian singer-songwriter
25
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Belgo-Canadian recording artist; singer
26
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer
27
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
28
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
29
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
American blues singer
30
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
31
Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry
American singer-songwriter
32
Nikki Hornsby
Nikki Hornsby
American musician singer songwriter recording artist
33
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
American singer-songwriter
34
Henry Burr
Henry Burr
Canadian singer, radio performer and producer
35
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
singer and actress from the United States (1928-2002)
36
Lal Waterson
Lal Waterson
English folksinger and songwriter
37
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
American singer-songwriter
38
Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917-2008)
39
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
40
Éliane Radigue
Éliane Radigue
French musician and composer
41
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
42
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
English singer-songwriter
43
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
44
Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
45
Morgana King
Morgana King
American singer and actress
Vaughn De Leath
American female jazz singer

Vaughn De Leath

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American female jazz singer
Record Labels
Awards Received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Vaughn De Leath (September 26, 1894 – May 28, 1943) was an American female singer who gained popularity in the 1920s, earning the sobriquets "The Original Radio Girl" and the "First Lady of Radio." Although very popular in the 1920s, De Leath is obscure in modern times.

De Leath was an early exponent of a style of vocalizing known as crooning. One of her hit songs, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," recorded in 1927, achieved fame when it became a hit for Elvis Presley in 1960.